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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Google has announced plans to invest $7 billion in offices and data centers across the U.S. this year, creating 10,000 new full-time jobs across 19 states.  The investment will include over $1 billion in the state of California; office expansions in Atlanta, Chicago, New York City and Washington, D.C.; and data center expansions in Nebraska, South Carolina, Virginia, Nevada and Texas. Further details on planned investments across the U.S. are below: South In the Southern U.S., Google will increase its investment in an existing South Carolina data center and its existing office campuses in Atlanta and Washington, D.C.; establish a new cloud engineering site in Durham, N.C.; open its first U.S. Google Operations Center in Southaven, Miss.; open a new office in Reston, Va.; and expand its data center in Virginia’s Loudon County. Midwest Earlier this year, Google established its first Minnesota office in Rochester and its new data centers in New Albany, Ohio, and Papillion, Neb., became operational. The company plans to expand its data center footprint in Nebraska over the course of 2021 and will begin further improvements at its Detroit, Chicago and Ann Arbor, Mich., offices.  Texas Google’s new data center in Midlothian, …

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DALLAS — Locally based investment firm CanTex Capital, in partnership with New York City-based Imperium Capital, has acquired a 135,000-square-foot industrial complex in Dallas. The infill property is situated on 19.2 acres in the West Brookhollow submarket, adjacent to the Dallas Design District. Jarrod McCabe and Campbell Roach of JLL arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the partnership for the deal. The seller was not disclosed.

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SAN ANTONIO — McLane Foodservice Distribution Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway-owned logistics firm McLane Co., has signed a 248,500-square-foot industrial lease at Foster Ridge Industrial Park in San Antonio. Fred Deal, Bob Luttrell, Michael Quint and Adam Faulk of Newmark represented the tenant, which is based in Temple, Texas, in the lease negotiations. Cavender & Hill represented the landlord, Foster Ridge M Owner LLC.

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PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — NAI Mertz has negotiated the sale of a 116,284-square-foot industrial building located at 1700 Suckle Highway in Pennsauken, located outside of Philadelphia in the southern part of the state. The newly renovated building is situated on a 7.7-acre lot. Scott Mertz of NAI Mertz represented the landlord, The Seyon Group, in the transaction. The buyer, Scrub Daddy, a provider of cleaning tools known for its appearance on the TV show “Shark Tank,” purchased the building for $10.7 million.  

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ROMEOVILLE AND BEDFORD PARK, ILL. — Duke Realty (NYSE: DRE) is underway on construction of two build-to-suit industrial developments totaling 1.8 million square feet in metro Chicago. The first project is a 1.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center for Wayfair at Airport Logistics Center in Romeoville. The project is situated on nearly 82 acres at 1040 W. Renwick Road and is part of the business park’s second phase of development. Wayfair will fully occupy the facility and expects to employ as many as 500 workers during peak times of the year. Duke worked closely with tenant representative brokers John Suerth and Jon Varholak of CBRE and as well as listing brokers Jason West and Sean Henrick of Cushman & Wakefield. The second project is a 655,200-square-foot facility for a national home improvement retailer in Bedford Park. Located at 6600 W. 68th St., the property will service same-day and next-day delivery needs for customers with close proximity to I-294 and I-55. Plans call for 46 dock doors, 293 trailer spaces and 205 car spaces. Tony Kepano and Matt Mulvihill of CBRE served as the tenant representative and Chris Gary of NAI Hiffman served as the listing broker.

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MICHIGAN CITY, IND. — Dallas-based privately held investment firm Mohr Capital has sold a 200,000-square-foot warehouse and outdoor storage facility in Michigan City for an undisclosed price. GAF Materials Corp. fully occupies the property, which is located at 130 Tri Quad Drive. Michigan City is situated on the south shore of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana. New Jersey-based Four Springs Capital Trust was the buyer. Mohr completed development of the facility in November for GAF, which is a roofing and waterproofing manufacturer.

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MACEDONIA, OHIO — Gullco International Inc. has signed a 12,000-square-foot industrial lease at 8157 Bavaria Road in Macedonia, about 23 miles southeast of Cleveland. David Hexter and Jeffrey Calig of NAI Pleasant Valley represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease transaction. Gullco manufactures and distributes welding and cutting automation tools to assist industries involved in ship building, power generation and infrastructure.

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FOWLER, CALIF. — PPS Packaging Co. has completed the disposition of an industrial property located at 3189 Manning Ave. in Fowler. Esbenshade Partnership acquired the 127,138-square-foot building for an undisclosed price. Ethan Smith, Nick Audino and Kyle Riddering of Newmark Pearson Commercial, in cooperation with Graham & Associates and US Commercial, handled the transaction.

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AMARILLO, TEXAS — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZ) has announced plans to open a 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Amarillo, its first in the northwest Texas city, in a move that is expected to create about 500 new full-time jobs. Citing an announcement from the Amarillo Economic Development Corp., local news outlet KFDA reports that the facility will be located at the corner of Northeast 24th Avenue and Loop 335 and will generate approximately $35 million in economic impact. The opening is slated for early 2022. The developer was not disclosed.

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MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OHIO — Owner and developer The Dickman Co. Inc. is nearing completion of a $9 million speculative industrial project in Middleburg Heights, a southern suburb of Cleveland. Terry Coyne of Newmark is representing Milwaukee-based Dickman in leasing efforts. The 125,500-square-foot project is now 90 percent pre-leased. Forward Air has leased 52,500 square feet and Lasership has signed for 63,000 square feet. There are 10,000 square feet remaining available for lease. Completion of the project is slated for the end of the second quarter. Building features include a clear height of 28 feet, multiple docks and drive-in doors, and ample employee and trailer parking.

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